Katharine the Grand

BRIAN KELLOW evaluates the large-scale legacy of Katharine Cornell, one of the American theater's great stars.

Cornell as Eboli in That Lady, 1949 Vandam/OPERA NEWS Archives

In November 1950, during Rudolf Bing's inaugural season as the Metropolitan Opera's general manager, Verdi's ensemble masterpiece Don Carlo returned to the company after an absence of twenty-eight yea...

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